Month: November 2019

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December 2019 Sydney Sunrise & Sunset Times for Call Sheets

Call sheets often list First Light/Dawn, Sunrise, Sunset and Dusk/Last Light times.

Best practice is to calculate them for your shooting location. I’ve provided Sydney for December 2019 below.

SYDNEY Lat=-33°52’00” Long=+151°12’00”
TIMES OF SUNRISE AND SUNSET (for ideal horizon & meteorological conditions)

AT Astronomic Twilight = Centre mass of Sun is 18° below the horizon. Light pollution prevents astronomy.
NT Nautical Twilight = Centre mass of Sun is 12° below the horizon. Horizon can normally be distinguished.
CT Civil Twilight = Centre mass of Sun is 6° below the horizon. Normally enough light to see without artificial light.
Transit Time when Sun is highest in the sky.

AT riseNT riseCT riseSunriseTransitSunsetCT setNT setAT set
2019-12-01035604340509053712441951201920542132
2019-12-02035604340509053712441951202020552133
2019-12-03035604340509053712451952202120562134
2019-12-04035504330508053712451953202220572135
2019-12-05035504330508053712461954202320582136
2019-12-06035504330508053712461955202420592137
2019-12-07035404330508053712461956202521002138
2019-12-08035404330508053712471956202521012139
2019-12-09035404330508053712471957202621022140
2019-12-10035404330508053712481958202721032141
2019-12-11035404330509053812481959202821032142
2019-12-12035404330509053812492000202921042143
2019-12-13035404330509053812492000202921052144
2019-12-14035404330509053812502001203021062145
2019-12-15035404340509053812502002203121062146
2019-12-16035504340510053912512002203121072146
2019-12-17035504340510053912512003203221082147
2019-12-18035504340510053912512004203321082148
2019-12-19035604350511054012522004203321092148
2019-12-20035604350511054012522005203421102149
2019-12-21035604360512054112532005203421102150
2019-12-22035704360512054112532006203521112150
2019-12-23035704370513054212542006203521112151
2019-12-24035804370513054212542007203621122151
2019-12-25035904380514054312552007203621122151
2019-12-26035904380514054312552007203721122152
2019-12-27040004390515054412562008203721132152
2019-12-28040104400516054512562008203721132152
2019-12-29040104400516054512572009203821132153
2019-12-30040204410517054612572009203821142153
2019-12-31040304420518054712582009203821142153

Computed using National Mapping Division’s sunrisenset program, version 2.2
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence.

Here is 2019:

Update: While I work out how to make this easily available, here’s a CSV file of Sydney Dawn, Sunrise, Transit, Sunset & Dusk time data for 2019. That’s all of 2019 and a bonus for January 2020.

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Melbourne Cup in not a National Holiday

Nup to the Cup horseracingkills.com

Just a reminder that the Melbourne Cup is not a National Holiday in Australia. It is a Holiday for Melbourne (and some parts of Victoria I believe). Other Victorian regions get their own “cup day” holiday.

However much of Australia has a long lunch, or even a party to watch the race. So there goes an afternoon of work in most places.

NSW-based filming is normally not affected by the Melbourne Cup.

Personally I’m Nup to the Cup guy. I don’t attend counter-programming as I think a boycott needs to not recognise the actual bloody event. I also don’t begrudge someone else’s decision to enjoy the event.